Water-soluble organic dyestuffs



United States Patent Office 3,316,239 Patented Apr. 25, 196 7 3,316,239 WATER-SOLUBLE ORGANIC DYESTUFFS Henri Riat, Arlesheim, Switzerland, assignors land. a Swiss com any No Drawing. Filed Oct. 24, 1963, Ser. No. 318,528

Claims priority, application Switzerland, Mar. 6, 1957, 43,522/57; May 23, 1957, 46,433/57 17 Claims. (Cl. 250-163) and Karl Seitz, Neuallschwil, to Ciba Limited, Basel, Switzer- The present application is a continuation-impart of cope-nding application Ser. No. 718,435, filed Mar. 3, 1958 (abandoned since the filing of the present application).

This invention provides valuable new water-soluble organic dyestufi's which contain, in addition to at least one and preferably more than one group imparting solubility in water, the radical of an asp-unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid containing 3 carbon atoms and bound through the CO group.

Suitable radicals of cup-unsaturated carboxylic acids containing 3 carbon atoms are above all those which contain a single double bond, such as the radical of acrylic acid of the formula and radicals of acrylic acids containing in C- or ,8position a negative substituent, for example, a halogen atom. Alternatively, radicals containing a triple bond are suitable, such as the radical of propiolic acid of the formula HCEC-CO- in which n is a whole number, preferably 1, and one X represents a hydrogen atom and the other X a chlorine or hydrogen atom.

In addition to a group of this type, which may be connected to an aromatic ring of the dyestuli molecule through an alkylene radical, but is preferably so connected directly, the dyestuffs of the invention contain at least one group imparting solubility in water, for example, a sulfonic acid amide group which may be acylated, a methylsulfone group or one or preferably more than one ionised strongly acid group imparting solubility in Water, such as a carboxyl or sulfonic acid group. They may also contain further substituents, especially those not imparting solubility in water, such as halogen atoms or nitro, acylamino, alkyl or alkoxy groups.

The groups imparting solubility in water and the radical of an uzfl-unsaturated carboxylic acid may be distributed in the dyestufif molecule in any manner, that is to say, that one such group and one such radical may be present in the same dyestulT component or one component may contain, for example, the solubilising group and another component the azfi-unsaturated acyl group, for example, a group of Formula 1.

The dyestuffs of this invention can be made from dyestutf components of which at least one already contains one of the aforesaid mB-unsaturated substituents. Such dyestuif components can be made by methods in themselves known, for example, by the acylation of suitable compounds with halides or anhydrides of aliphatic carboxylic acids whose aliphatic chain contains a double bond or a triple bond in unfit-position to the -CO group.

Compounds suitable for this purpose are, for example, monamines containing in addition to the amino group to be acylated a substituent convertible into a diazotizable amino group, or diamines which are monoacylated. For this monoacylation there are especially suitable aromatic diamines that contain in ortho-position to an amino group a negative substituent, for example, a sulfonic acid group, a carboxylic acid group or a chlorine atom. As coupling components there may be mentioned compounds that contain, in addition to an amino group or hydroxyl group whose presence makes coupling possible, a ketomethylene group, an acylatable amino group or a substituent convertible into such an amino group after the coupljng reaction.

Instead of introducing the aforesaid amp-unsaturated radicals into the dyestufi components prior to the production of the dyestuflf, they may be introduced into preformed dyestuffs. Thus, for example, the acylation of dyestuffs that contain an acylatable amino group, above all an -NH group, for example, with propiolic acid chloride or anhydride, yields valuable dyestuffs containing an ctIfl-llIlSfltllBfltBd carboxylic acid radical.

Among the organic compounds suitable for making reactive dyestuffs there may be mentioned for example, 1,3- or 1,4-di-aminoibenzene-sulfonic acid or -carboxylic acid, 4,4'-diamino-l,1-diphenyl-3-sulfonic acid, l-(3- or 4 amino) phenyl 3 methyl 5 pyrazolone, aminohydroxynaphthalenes and, preferably, sulfonic acids thereof, for example, Z-amino-5-hydroxy-naphthalene-7- sulfonic acid, Z-amino-S-hydroxynaphthalene-o-sulfonic acid, 1-amino-8-hydroxy-naphthalene-4,o-disulfonic acid, 1-amino-8-hydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid.

Some water-soluble dyestulf systems typical of this invent-ion are listed below without, however, limiting it. In selecting starting dyestulis or the diazo components and/or coupling components, care should be taken to see that these products contain a sufficient number of substituents imparting solubility in water, such as sulfonic and/ or car-boxylic acid groups:

Azo dyestuffs, e.g. dyestulfs corresponding to the general formula HOaS chloroacrylyl or SIOaH are particularly interesting; the benzene ring Z may carry still other substituents, for example SOBH SOSH SOaH l I I 9 4 t) SOaH SOQH SOaH Dyestuffs of the general formula V 5 CH3 SOSH 1n which A and R have the meanrngs glven above and SIOaH D represents the radical of a diazo component containing at least one acid group imparting solubility in water and, optionally, other substituents, such as azo groups,

in particular the radicals 01 Ho s SO3H SOsH SOaH CHaGO-NH- omo and H0 s- The followmg radicals of the diazo components also 3 enter into consideration: A 03H S013 and in which the benzene ring Z may carry other substituents, e.g. HO3S- N=N CH3 Ho s on3 0on3 I IH-COCH $03K Monoazo dyestuifs containing at least tWo acid groups imparting solubility in Water and corresponding to the s03H general formula Dyestuffs of the general formula A--1TI-D4'-N=N-Kl H? BIN-4. R D in which A and R have the meanings given above, and r D represents the radical of a diazo component, such H for example, as

80311 Y -NH in which A has the meaning given above, one Y represents NH a hydrogen atom and the other a su-lr'onic acid group, and wherein D represents the radical of a diazo component 40 80311 which may carry azo groups and groups imparting solubility in water, for example --NI-I- -C CH3 H I p and in which K represents the radical of a hydroxy- C anaphthalene-sulfonic acid that may contain other substi-' V l tuents, such for example as v SOaH The diazo components the radicals of Which have the HO formula V H SOsH 6 l SOEH are particularly interesting; the benzene ring Z may carry H0 303E still other substituents, for example S 0311' SOsH $0311 I V C a nms- NHCOCHa l t t 1 CH3 H035 303E S|OaH SOsH HO NHCOCHa HO OHa- OHa- C 3 SOaH CH3 HOsS- SOBH HOaS- SO 3H S 0 3H 7 l and a ketomethylene compound, such as, for example 01- CHs-CONH CH3 (B1 C1 Dyestufis of the general formula D-N=N-K2NA it in which A and R have the meanings given above, and D represents the radical of a diazo component containing at least one sultonic acid group and, optionally, an amino group, as for example SOaH c0011 HOQS SOaH SOQH orno0HN- 0 SOaH and in which K represents the radical of a coupling component in a position vicinal to an enolizable keto group, such as for example S OaH HOaS molecular proportion of a tri- 6 used are, e.g. the l-(arnino-aryl)-5-pyi'azolones and the amino-hydroxynaphthalene-sulfo nic acids.

The radical A may be linked to the coupling component, for example in the following manner:

H0 8 ()Qll O or to the diazo component, for example A-HN 0 Cu It is of course possible to make not only 1:1, but also 1:2 metal complexes. The latter contain preferably chromium or cobalt as metal atoms.

II Anthraquinone dyestuifs, e.g. 1-amino-4-(3'- or 4'- aminophenylarnino)-anthraquinone-Z-sulfonic acid, 1- amino-4-(4'-aminophenylamino)-anthraquinone-2- or 3'- sulfonic acid, l-amino-4-(4-arninophenylamino)-anthraquinone-2:2'- or 2:3'-disulfonic acid, 1-amino-4-(3'- aminophenylamino -anthraquinone-2 4-disulfonic acid, 1-amino-4-(4-aminophenylamino)-anthraquinone 2:3:

5-, 2:3':6-, 2:3':7- or 2:3'z8-trisulfonic acid, l-amino-4- (4'-aminophenylamino) anthraquinone-Z :2 S-trisulfonic acid, 1-arnino-4-(3-aminophenylamino)-anthraquinone-2:2z8-trisulfonic acid, furthermore 1:5-dihydroxy- 4:8diaminoanthraquinone-Z:6-disulfonic acid, 1:4- or 1:5-diaminoanthraquinone-Z-sulfonic acid, 4-, 5- or 8- amino-l-'acylaminoanthraquinones (obtainable by acylating l-aminoanthraquinones containing a nitro group in the 4-, 5- or 8-position, with a sulfoor disulfo-benzoic acid halide and subsequently reducing the nitro group to an amino group), aminodibenzanthrone sulfonic acids and amino-isodibenzanthrone sulfonic acids (obtainable by introducing two sulfonic acid groups into aminodibenzanthrone or into amino-isodibenzanthrone). Furthermore, for example, by the partial amidation of 1 or tetra-sulfonic acid chloride of a colored anthraquinone derivative or 1 molecular proportion of a pthalocyanine trior tetra-sulfonic acid chloride with 1 molecular proportion of a diamine, for example, with 1 molecular proportion of a diaminobenzene-sulfonic acid or a monoacyl-derivative of such acid, there are obtained very valuable dyestuffs suitable for use as starting materials in the process, which dyestul'rs contain, after hydrolysing the unreacted sulfonic acid chloride groups and the acylamino group, if present, an acylatable amino group, which can be acylated according to the invention with acrylic acid chloride or anhydride.

These anthraquinone dyestuffs may have, e.g. the formula in which A and R have the meanings given above, X represents a bridge that may carry groups imparting solubility in water, for example SOsH SOaH SIOQH l CH3 SOaH SOBH coon l SOsH rnc- -so.n

and wherein Y represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a sulfonic acid group, the halogen atom occupying position 6 or 7, and the sulfonic acid group one of the positions 5, 6, 7 and 8.

III.PHTHALOCYANINE DY ESTUFFS Dyestuffs on the basis of aminophthalocyanine that are capable of condensing with a reactive compound of this invention are, for example, products of the general formula In this latter, PC represents the radical of a phthalocyanine and R is a divalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic radical, whereas it stands for 1, 2 or 3, and m for l, 2 or 3, and w represents -OH or NH Aminophthalocyanine dyestuffs are obtained in known manner by reaction of the phthalocyanines containing suL tonic acid-chloride groups in positions 3 and 4 of the benzene nuclei with suitable aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic diamines, or with monoamines containing a substituent convertible into an amino group. In this manner mixtures are usually obtained that ,contain various condens-ation products.

As further soluble in this invention, there may stuifs, nitro dyestuffs, oxazine stuffs, etc.

The acylation of the compounds used as dyestuff components, for example, as diazoor coupling components, and of the dyestuffs containing an acylatable amino group, is advantageously carried out in the presence of an acidbinding agent such as sodium acetate, sodium hydroxide or sodiumcarbonate, and under relatively mild conditions, for example, in an organic solvent, or at a relatively low temperature in an aqueous medium.

The dyestuffs of this invention are suitable for dyeing or printing a very wide variety of materials, but because of their reactivity more especially for polyhydroxylated fibrous materials such as cellulosic materials, which may be either synthetic fibers, for example, linen and above all cotton. They are suitable for dyeing by the so-called direct dyeing method and also for printing or for dyeing by the foularding method. The dyestuffs can be fixed on the material to be dyed by treatment with alkalies and heat, for example, with steam.

Because of their stability toward alkalies they are not destroyed during the aforementioned fixation, even if they are applied e.g. by the so-called thermofixation method, wherein the impregnation liquor contains the dyestuff and the alkali in a single bath.

To improve the properties of wet fastness, it is advisable to subject the dyeings and prints obtained in this manner to thorough rinsing in cold and hot water, if desired, in the presence of a dispersing agent or an agent that promotes the diffusion of any non-fixed dyestuff.

organic dyestuffs, which can be used be mentioned stilbene dyedyestuifs, thioxanthone dye- As a rule the dyeings obtained with the dyestuffs of the invention on cellulosic fibers are distinguished by the purity of their tints, by their good fastness to light and above all by excellent fastness to washing.

The dyestuffs of the invention are also suitable for dyeing and printing nitrogenous materials, such as leather, silk and above all wool, and also superpolyamide and superpolyurethane fibers, from a weakly alkaline, neutral or acid bath, for example, an acetic acid bath.

The dyeings produced with such dyestuffs on wool have an excellent tastness to washing and fulling.

The following examples illustrate the invention, the parts and percentages are by weight unless otherwise indicated. While the following examples are directed to nitro, monoazo, disazo, trisazo, phthalocyanine, anthraquinone, oxazine and thioxanthone dyes--because these, and especially the dyes of the azo and anthraquinone categories, typify more than two-thirds of the known dyes (cf. e.g. the Color Index)-the invention is not restricted to the thus-exemplified categories, but may equally well be applied to dyes of the other aforementioned categories.

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are neutralized in 35 0 parts of water with sodium carbonate and 6.56 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate are added. While stirring vigorously, a solution of 3.6- parts of acrylic acid chloride in 25 parts of acetone is added dropwise at 0 to 5 C. in the course of 10' minutes. After /2 hour the reaction mixture is adjusted to pH=9 with sodium carbonate, and the new dyestuff formed is salted out with parts of sodium chloride and filtered off.

The dyestuff dyes cotton greenish yellow tints by the process described in Example 16. By the process described in Example 18 this dyestuif produced also on wool greenish yellow tints of very good fastness to washing.

When acrylic acid chloride is replaced by 5 parts of a-chloracrylic acid chloride for the acylation of the above dyestuff, a product results which likewise dyes wool and cotton fast greenish yellow tints.

Example 2 8.76 parts of the dyestuff of the formula NHz N=N- NH2 OH SOaH are neutralized in 300 parts of water with sodium carbonate and 6.56 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate are added. While stirring vigorously, a solution of 5 parts of ozchloracrylic acid chloride in 25 parts of toluene is added dropwise at 0 to 5 C. in the course of 10 minutes. After a short time the reactive amino group has been completely acylated. The solution is adjusted to pH=9 with sodium carbonate, and the dyestuff is salted out with 7 0 parts of sodium chloride and filtered off.

The dyestufl? obtained in this manner dyes cotton and wool bluish red tints.

Example 3 10.44 parts of the dyestulf of the formula HzN N=N CH3 SOsH HO LN SOaH are neutralized in 350 parts of water with sodium carbonate, and 6.56 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate are added. While stirring vigorously, 3.78 parts of acrylic acid anhydride are added. on completion of the acylation the reaction mixture is adjusted to pH=9 by means of sodium carbonate. The dyestufi' is salted out with 100 parts of sodium chloride and filtered off.

10 The product thus obtained dyes wool and cotton yellow tints.

Example 4 5.18 parts of the dyestuif of the formula OH IIIH:

are neutralized in 300 parts of water with sodium carbonate. At 0 to 5 C. a solution of 10 parts of acrylic acid chloride in parts of acetone is added to the icecold dyestulf solution and at the same time the pH value of the solution is maintained between 7 and 8 by the dropwise addition of an aqueous sodium carbonate solution. When the acylation of the two amino groups is complete, the dyestuff is isolated with parts of sodium chloride at a pH value of 9.

The dyestuff dyes wool and cotton reddish violet tints.

By acylating the amino dyestuffs listed in column I with acrylic acid chloride according to Example 1, further dyestutfs are obtained that dye cotton and Wool the tints listed in column II.

I H s 03H 1 N=N--NH2 Reddish yellow.

IilH o 0 OH: to H 2 N=N- N H2 D0.

NH0 0 c11==cHl S 0 3H C) 0 H3 3 N=N-Grim Do.

C Hz s'oh 4 CH3O-ON=N-OCH=C H-QNH Yellow.

SEOQH s oln 50311 S 03H 5 N=N F9 0 0H Greenish yellow.

6 N=N 7-0113 Do.

-NH: O JLN/L '13 1'4 x I II M I 0.11 16. @N=N8N=N NH; Brown.

S 3H S O 3H S O aH 17- H 038- N 0 CH; Yellow.

NOCH=CHON=N-NH2 a... l...

1701 i 18. HOzS-ONH-QNH; Yollowish brown. 19- m-Amino-p-sulfo-monophenylamide of copper phthalocyanine-3,3',3,3 tetrasulfonie acid Turquoise Blue. 20. HOaSON=N-N=N-OCH=CHN=N--NH1 Brown orange.

S OsH S OaH The 3-acrylylamino-l-aminobenzene required for the preparation of the dyestuif No. 2 above can be made by acylating meta-nitraniline with acrylic acid chloride, for example in an organic solvent such as benzene or chlorobenzene and reducing the resulting S-acrylylamino-lnitrobenzene with iron and acetic acid.

Example 53.0 parts of the dyestuff of the formula OH OH HzN- HOaS- SOaH are neutralized in 750 parts of water with sodium carbonate. 12 parts by volume of N-sodium hydroxide solution and 120 parts by volume of a sodium chromesalicylate solution containing in 100 parts by volume 2.8 parts of chromium are added, and the mixture is re- 7 fluxed for 3 hours. The solution of the 1:2-chromium complex formed is allowed to cool, neutralized with hydrochloric acid and made up with water to a volume of 1000 parts.

200 parts of the above solution are cooled to 0-5 C. and 6.56 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate are added. While stirring vigorously, a solution of 3.6 parts of acrylic acid chloride in parts of acetone is added dropwise at the same temperature in the course of 10 minutes. After /2 hour the solution is adjusted with sodium carbonate to pH=9, and the dyestuif is salted out with 100 parts of sodium chloride and filtered off.

The dyestutf dyes cotton reddish grey tints.

The parent dye of the above formula can be prepared, for example, by coupling diazotized 5-nitro-2-aminolution and 310 parts by volume of phenol with Z-phenylamino-8-hydroxynaphthalene-3:6- disulfonic acid and reducing the nitro group of the dyestufi so formed to an amino group by means of sodium hydrosulfide.

Example 6 43.9 parts of the dyestutf of the formula are neutralized in 500 ate.

parts of Water with sodium carbon- 12 parts by volume of 10 N-sodiurn hydroxide soa cobalt sulfate soluand the whole is heated C. The solution of the 1:2- allowed to cool, adjusted to water to a volume of 1500 tion of 5% strength are added, for /2 hour at 75 to cobalt complex formed is pH=7, and made up with parts.

300 parts of the above solution are treated with 6.56 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate and cooled to 05 C. While stirring vigorously, a solution of 3.6 parts of acrylic acid chloride is added dropwise at this temperature in the course of 10 minutes. After /2 hour the solution is adjusted with sodium carbonate to pH=9, and

The dyestulf dyes cotton violet tints.

By acylating the metalliferous azo dyes listed in column I With acrylic acid chloride and 6,

I II

1 Cooper complex of the dyestufi of the formula:

OE OH N:N Ruby red HOaS- -NH2 l SOaH 2 1:2-chromium complex of the dyestufi of the formula:

OH OH N=N Bluish violet HOsS- N H:

S0311 3 Lil-chromium complex of the dyestufi of the formula:

OH OH H2N- N=N Blue.

803E NH 03H doou 4. 1:2-chrornlum complex of the dyestufl of the formula:

I H N -N=N TLI'CHa Yellowish red.

L HOlN/ O H 5 1:2-eobalt complex of the dyestufi oi the formula:

HzN- -N=N -'-CHz Yellowlsh brown.

N HO N l 503R Example 7 I By using 9.78 parts of the dyestuff .of the formula 9.78 parts of the dyestuff of the formula NH,

' NHa 55 C O o s 0 3E so3rr C O l NH-Q-Nm 40311 and acylating as described above, a dyestuff is obtained are neutralized in 300 .parts of water with sodium hythat dyes cotton and Wool blue tints.

droxide, and 6.56 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate 6 A greenish blue dyestuff is obtained by acylating the are added. While stirring vigorously, a solution of 3.6 dyestufi of the formula parts of acrylic acid chloride in 25 parts of acetone is Nm added dropwise at 0 to C. in the course of min- 00 I utes. After /2 hour the solution is adjusted to pH==9 -s with sodium carbonate; and the dyestuff is salted out with 100 parts of potassium chloride and filtered off.

The dyestufi dyes wool and cotton greenish blue tints. A similar dyestuft is obtained when 5 parts of oc-CillOT- ILIH/O-NH,

acrylic acid chloride are used instead of acrylic acid chloride. I with acrylic acid chloride.

and acylating according to chloride, a dyestult is obta tints.

Example 9 Example 1 With acrylic acid ined that dyes cotton yellow By using 7.27 parts of the dyestufi of the formula (prepared in in US. Pate by Karl Seitz ct a-l., and

With acrylic dyestuff is obtained that dyes co tints.

484 parts of 4-acrylylamino-1-an1inobenzene ic acid are pasted in chloric acid diazotization 4 N-sodium acid reaction tion of 8.46

lene-3z6-disulfonic acid and 12 parts of in 300 parts reaction the known manner and acylatin acid chlorides as de Example 1 of water.

dium chloride.

I SOaH described, for example, nt No. 2,763,641, patented Sept. 18, 1956, the two amino groups ribed in Example 1, a tton greenish grey-blue -2-sulfon- 300 parts of Water, 5 parts of hydrostrength are added at 0-5 C. and with 5 parts by volume of The diazo suspension of added to an ice-cold solumino-8-hydroxynaphthasodium carbonate On completion of the dyestuif is salted out with 200 par coupling ts of so- I H038 Hois- OH NHO 0-6 dyes cellulose by the method described in Example 15 reddish violet tints. On Wool it produces likewise fast reddish violet tints.

Alternatively, the coupling can be performed With advantage in the presence of sodium acetate or of sodium bicarbonate.

The 4-acrylylamino-l-aminobenzene 2 sulfonic acid used in this example can be prepared thus:

18.8 parts of 1:4-diaminobenzene-2-sulfonic acid are dissolved in 400 parts of Water, and 30 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate are added. While stirring vigorous- 1y, a solution of 10 parts of acrylic acid chloride in 25 parts of acetone is added dropWise at 05 C. in the course of 10 minutes. On completion of the reaction the mixture is acidified with hydrochloric acid, filtered, and the reaction product is washed with saturated sodium chloride solution.

In a similar manner the 5-acrylylarnino-1-aminobenzene-Z-sulfonic acid can be prepared from S-amino-laminobenzene-2-sulfonic acid.

Example 11 4.78 parts of Z-amino-S-hydroxynaphthalene-7-sulfonic acid are neutralized in 300 parts of Water with sodium carbonate and 6.56 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate are added. While stirring vigorously an acetonic solution of 3.6 parts of acrylic acid chloride is run in at 0 to 5 C. After a short time acylation of the amino group is completed.

10 parts of sodium bicarbonate are added to the solution of the resulting 2-acrylylamino-S-hydroxynaphthalene-7-sulfonic acid, and the diazo compound obtained from 3.46 parts of 1-aminobenzene-2--sulfonic acid is added. On completion of the coupling reaction the dyestuif of the formula I HOsS H038- NHOOCH=CH2 II III M Barbituric acid Greenish yellow. Acetoaceticorthc-euisidide. Do. l-(2 chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-5-pyraz0l0n tonic acid Yellow. 2-ureido-5-hydroxynaphthalene-7-sulf0nic acid Scarlet. 2-carbethoxyamino-5-hydroxynaphthalene-7-su1lonic acid Do.

HOiS NHCOO0H2CHzOCI-Is l-acctylamino-s-hydroxynaphthalenefi: G-disulfouic acid.-. Red. l-benzoylaminoS-hydroxyuaphthalene-3: G-disullouic acid Bluish red. 2-ureido-5-hydroxynaphthaleue-7-sulfonic acid Orange.

l-acrylylamino-s-hydroxynaplithalene-3; (idisullonic acid Bluish red. l-arninobenze one do Do. 1-aminobenzenc-3sulfon do Do.

-aminobenzoic with. do. Do. Para-aminoacetanilide do Violet.

4-acetylamino-Laminobe zen sulionic acid. do Reddish violet.

5acety1amino-l-aminobenzenc-zsultonic acid.. -d0 Eluish red. et-acetylamino-l-aminobenzene-2-sul1'onic acid 2-acrylylamino-5-hyd c hthalene-7-sulfonic acid" Scarlet. 1-aminobenzene-2su1fonic acid 2-acrylylamin0-8-hydro naphthalenc-Geulfonic acid Yellowish red. 1-am1'n0henzene-3-sulionic a do Do.

1-acrylyIamino-8hydro, phthalel -3- S-disullonic acid Bluish red.

Q-hydroxynaphthaloncJiBdisulionic an d Red orange.

1 nmino-2-(4-n itrophenylazo)-8-l1ydroxynaphthalene-li,6- Greenish blue.

disulfonic acid.

1-amino-2-[3-(4"-amino-6-chloro-5-triazin-2-ylamino)- Blue.

phony]az0]-8-hydroxy-3,6,2-trisultonic acid.

48.7 parts of the disazo dyestuff of the formula SOsH obtained by alkaline coupling of diazotized l-hydroxy-Z- amino-6-acetylaminobenzene-4-sulfonic acid with :5- dihydroxy-Z 2-dinaphthylamino-7 :7'-disulfonic acid are heated in 800 parts of sodium hydroxide solution of 4% strength for 1 hour at 90 to 95 C. for the purpose of hydrolysing the acetylamino group. The whole is then neutralized with hydrochloric acid to adjust the pH value to 9, 120 parts of a solution of sodium chromesalicylate containing 2.6% of chromium are added, and the whole is refluxed for 4 hours.

The alkaline solution of the resulting chrominum compound containing 1 atom of chromium per two azo groups is adjusted with dilute hydrochloric acid to a pH value of 7 and then cooled to 0-5C. With vigorous stirring, 20 parts of acrylic acid chloride are added dropwise at this temperature in the course of 10 minutes, while maintaining the reaction mixture at a weakly acid to neutral reaction by gradualy adding sodium hydroxide solution. On completion of the reaction the solution is adjusted with sodium carbonate to pH=9, and the dyestuff is salted out with sodium chloride and filtered off.

It dyes cotton blue tints.

Example 13 9.78 parts of the dyestuffs of the formula NHa C O I minutes while keeping the whole vigorously stirred. After /2 hour the solution is adjusted with sodium carbonate to pH=9, and the dyestuffs is salted out with 50 parts of potassium chloride and filtered off.

The dyestutf thus obtained dyes cotton blue tints.

Example 14 8.76 parts of the dyestuffs of the formula I -OH 50311 SOaH are neutralized in 300 parts of water with sodium carbonate, and 6.56 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate are added.

While stirring vigorously, a solution of 3.54 parts of propiolic acid chloride in 25 parts of acetone is added 20 dropwise at 0-5 C. in the course of 5 minutes. After a short time the reactive amino group is completely acylated. The solution is then adjusted with sodium carbonate to pH=9, and the dyestuffs is salted out with 100 parts of sodium chloride and filtered off.

The dyestutf obtained in this manner dyes cotton bluish red tints.

Example 15 2 parts of the dyestuif obtained according to Example 2 are dissolved in 100 parts of water.

A cotton fabric is impregnated with this solution on the padder and the excess liquor is squeezed off until the weight of the fabric shows an increase of The fabric impregnated in this manner is dried and then impregnated at room temperature with a solution containing per liter 10 grams of sodium hydroxide and 300 grams of sodium chloride, squeezed to a weight increase of 75% and steamed for 60 seconds at 100 to 101 C. The fabric is then rinsed, treated in a sodium bicarbonate solution of 0.5% strength, rinsed, soaped for 15 minutes in a boiling 0.3% solution of a non-ionic detergent, rinsed and dried.

A bluish red dyeing fast to boiling is obtained. When a spun rayon fabric is dyed instead of a cotton fabric, a similarly good result is achieved.

Example 16 2 parts of the dyestuff obtained according to Example 4 and 20 parts of urea are dissolved in parts of water, 2 parts of sodium carbonate are added, and this solution is used to impregnate a cottom fabric which is then squeezed to a Weight increase of 75% and dried in air.

The fabric is then exposed in a drying cabinet to dry heat of 80 to C. for 1 hour, rinsed, soaped at the boil and dried. A reddish violet dyeing is obtained which is fast to wetting.

Example 17 2 parts of dyestuff No. 12 in the table in Example 4 are dissolved by boiling in 100 parts of water. The resulting stock solution is added to 2900 parts of water at 20 C. 30 parts of trisodium phosphate and 60 parts of sodium chloride are added, 100 parts of cotton are immersed, the temperature is raised to 80 C. within 45 minutes, another 60 parts of sodium chloride are added and dyeing is continued for 30 minutes at 90 to C. The dying is then rinsed and after-treated for 15 minutes in a boiling solution containing per liter of water 2 grams of sodium carbonate and 3 grams of soap. The fabric is once more rinsed in cold water and then dried.

A red dyeing of very good fastness to washing and light is obtained.

Example 18 2 parts of the dyestuff obtained as described in Example 1 are dissolved in 4000 parts of water, 10 parts of crystalline sodium sulfate are added, and parts of well-wetted wool are immersed in the resulting dyebath at 40 to 50 C. 2 parts of acetic acid of 40% strength are then added, the temperature is raised to the boil within /2 hour and the material is dyed at the boil for 45 minutes. The wool is finally rinsed in cold Water and dried. The wool is dyed greenish yellow tints fast to washing and of good fastness to light.

21 -Example 19 Example 20 2 parts of the dyestuff according to Example 2 are mixed with 4 parts of urea and dissolved in 100 parts of water with the addition of 2 parts of sodium carbonate. A cotton fabric is impregnated with this solution and then squeezed to a weight increase of 75%, dried, steamed for 3 minutes at 100 C., rinsed, soaped in a boiling solution containing per liter 3 parts of a non-ionic detergent, rinsed and dried. A bluish red dyeing is obtained which is very fast to light and washing.

What is claimed is:

1. A Watersoluble organic dyestuff selected from the group consisting of the phthalocyanine, anthraquinone, disazo and monoazo dyestuffs, which contains one to four sulfonic acid groups and which has the formula wherein F is the organic dyestutf molecule selected from the group consisting of the phthalocyanine, anthraquinone, disazo and monoazo dyestuffs and is bound to the nitrogen atom through an aromatic nucleus, and wherein n is a whole number from 1 to 3 inclusive, one X represents a hydrogen atom and the other X a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen and a chlorine atom.

2. The anthraquinone dyestuffs according to claim 1, wherein n is 1.

3. The azo dyestuffs according to claim 1, wherein n is 1.

4. The monoazo dyestuffs according to claim 1, wherein n is 1.

5. An anthraquinone dyestuif of the formula NHz C O z CO wherein R represents a monocyclic benzene radical, one Z a sulfonic acid group and the other a member selected from the group consisting of a sulfonic acid group and a hydrogen atom.

6. A monoazo dyestuff which in its free acid state corresponds to the formula wherein R represents a monocyclic benzene radical, A the radical of coupling component containing a sulfonic acid group, one X a hydrogen atom and the other X a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen and a chlorine atom.

22 7. A monoazo dyestulf which in its free acid state corresponds to the formula wherein R represents a member selected from the group consisting of a 5-pyrazolone bound to the azo linkage in 4-position and having in 3-position a methyl group, and a naphthalene radical hearing at least one sulfonic acid group and in vicinal position to the azo linkage a hydroxyl group, one X represents a hydrogen atom and the other X a member selected from the group consist-v ing of a hydrogen and a chlorine atom.

8. A monoazo dyestuff which in its free acid state corresponds to the formula wherein R represents a benzene radical, R represents the radical of a hydroxynaphthalene sulfonic acid, one X a hydrogen atom and the other X a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen and a chlorine atom.

9. The monoazo dyestuif which in its free acid state corresponds to the formula 0 so H H2C=HOGO Hi) 10. The monoazo dyestuff which in its free acid state corresponds to the formula SOaH 12. The monoazo dyestulf which in its free acid state corresponds to the formula 23 13. The monoazo dyestutf which in its free acid state :orresponds to the formula 14. The monoazo dyestuff which in its free acid state corresponds to the formula 15. The anthraquinone dyestuff which in its free acid state corresponds to the formula 16. The monoazo dyestufi which in its free state corresponds to the formula SOaH $0311 17. An .anthraquinone dyestuff of the following formula:

(I) NH:

sour

II l I 0 NH NH-GOH=CH:

in which Y represents a monovalent radical selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and a sulfonic acid group and in which the two NH- groups are situated with respect to one another in one of the positions meta and para.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,128,255 8/1938 Krzikalla et a1. 260-151 X 2,657,205 10/1953 Heyna et a1. 260163 X 2,743,267 4/1956 Heyna et a1 260-163 X 3,098,063 7/1963 Eisele et al. 260-163 CHARLES R. PARKER, Primary Examiner. D. M. PAPUGA, Assistant Examiner. 

1. A WATERSOLUBLE ORGANIC DYESTUFF SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE PHTHALOCYANINE, ANTHRAQUINONE, DISAZO AND MONOAZO DYESTUFFS, WHICH CONTAINS ONE TO FOUR SULFONIC ACID GROUPS AND WHICH HAS THE FORMULA 